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04-01-2019 12:03 PM - edited 04-01-2019 12:06 PM
I have two Hardware item i'm looking to buy for my HP Z600. I would like to know more about compatibility, as I have not bought them yet.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/SSU-FU3401-PCI-E-to-4-Port-USB-3-0-5Gbps-PCI-Express-Expansion-Card-For-Desk...
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Syba-Revision-2-0-PCIe-2-0-to-USB-3-0-and-SATA-3-Combo-Card-with-ASMedia-Chi...
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04-04-2019 07:59 PM
nothing has changed hardware wise, from your first post on 03-28-2019 10:07PM,
you still have the limitations from the z600 PCI-E 2.0 bus,..... as such my first reply to you still holds true
04-01-2019 12:54 PM
if your aim is to get usb 5GBps speeds, then neither of items you list will work, however if you just want a usb 3.0 connector then either item is fine
the reasion is the z600 has a pci-e 2.0 bus, and a usb card using a pci-e x1 interface will not have the nessary bandwidth
as a x1 link is 500MB/s vs a x2 pci-e card's 985MB/s
even a USB 3.0 card using a pci-e x2 interface will be unable to sustain usb 3,0 5GBps speeds at all times when using more than one USB 3.0 device but it will come close
there are however professional usb 3.0 cards that use a "plx" chip and a pci-e x4 interface to allow full usb 3.0 speeds on all ports, but these cards are rather expensive
https://www.unibrain.com/products/dual-bus-usb-3-0-pci-express-adapter/
https://www.amazon.com/High-Point-PCI-Express-RocketU-1144D/dp/B015CQ8DCS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
04-04-2019 02:15 PM
@DGroves wrote:if your aim is to get usb 5GBps speeds, then neither of items you list will work, however if you just want a usb 3.0 connector then either item is fine
the reasion is the z600 has a pci-e 2.0 bus, and a usb card using a pci-e x1 interface will not have the nessary bandwidth
as a x1 link is 500MB/s vs a x2 pci-e card's 985MB/s
even a USB 3.0 card using a pci-e x2 interface will be unable to sustain usb 3,0 5GBps speeds at all times when using more than one USB 3.0 device but it will come close
there are however professional usb 3.0 cards that use a "plx" chip and a pci-e x4 interface to allow full usb 3.0 speeds on all ports, but these cards are rather expensive
https://www.unibrain.com/products/dual-bus-usb-3-0-pci-express-adapter/
https://www.amazon.com/High-Point-PCI-Express-RocketU-1144D/dp/B015CQ8DCS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
What about theses three?
04-05-2019 11:21 AM - edited 04-05-2019 11:41 AM
@DGroves wrote:nothing has changed hardware wise, from your first post on 03-28-2019 10:07PM,
you still have the limitations from the z600 PCI-E 2.0 bus,..... as such my first reply to you still holds true
I ended up buying them cards. The IOcrest 2 SATA III ports ASM 1061 is great!!!
I got my Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series to work at 6gb/s and it boots witht the system! As for the USB 3 PCIe2 is working fine but haven't tested the speed.
Thank you DGroves for the input and asisting me with a oppinion like I asked.
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